Elyh Harrison

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Elyh Harrison
Personal information
Full name Elyh Samuel Harrison [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Redbridge, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Shrewsbury Town
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number 1
Youth career
West Ham United
–2022 Stevenage
2022– Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Manchester United 0 (0)
2024–2025Chester (loan) 18 (0)
2025–Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2023–2024 England U18 2 (0)
2023 England U19 1 (0)
2025– England U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:11, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Elyh Samuel Harrison (born 19 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town on loan from Manchester United.

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Club career

As a youth player, Harrison joined the youth academy of Premier League side West Ham. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Stevenage. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Manchester United and helped the under-18 team win the 2024 Premier League Cup. [4] Two years later, he was sent on loan to Chester, where he made eighteen league appearances. [5]

On 22 July 2025, Harrison joined League Two club Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal. [6]

International career

Harrison played for the England national under-18 football team and the England national under-19 football team. English newspaper Manchester Evening News wrote in 2024 that he was "one of the most promising homegrown goalkeepers of his generation". [7] Through his parents, he is eligible to play for the South Africa national soccer team. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2025
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2023–24 [9] 2 [a] 020
2024–25 [10] 0000
2025–26 [11] 0000
Total2020
Chester (loan) 2024–25 [10] [12] National League North 18040001 [b] 0230
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2025–26 [11] League Two 5000101 [a] 070
Career total230401040320
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. "Elyh Harrison". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. "Elyh Harrison Manchester United Goalkeeper, Profile & Stats". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. "Five wonderkids Bafana could lose to foreign countries". Kick Off . 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. Elyh Harrison at Soccerway
  6. "Goalkeeper Elyh Harrison joins on loan!". ShrewsburyTown.com. Shrewsbury Town. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. "Who is Elyh Harrison? Manchester United youngster named in squad vs Newport County". Manchester Evening News. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. "Who is Elyh Harrison? Bafana Bafana-eligible teen promoted to Manchester United first team training". Independent Online . 10 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. "Games played by Elyh Harrison in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Elyh Harrison in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Elyh Harrison in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  12. http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first2425.asp